Booking Holdings Unusual Options Activity For October 30
Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG | 5048.59 | +1.37% |
A whale with a lot of money to spend has taken a noticeably bearish stance on Booking Holdings.
Looking at options history for Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG) we detected 10 strange trades.
If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 40% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 60% with bearish.
From the overall spotted trades, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $68,425 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $616,994.
What's The Price Target?
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $2100.0 to $3000.0 for Booking Holdings over the last 3 months.
Volume & Open Interest Development
In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Booking Holdings options trades today is 52.12 with a total volume of 23.00.
In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Booking Holdings's big money trades within a strike price range of $2100.0 to $3000.0 over the last 30 days.
Booking Holdings Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days
Biggest Options Spotted:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKNG | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $2140.00 | $266.8K | 0 | 0 |
| BKNG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $2100.00 | $70.6K | 0 | 0 |
| BKNG | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 11/03/23 | $2700.00 | $70.6K | 10 | 6 |
| BKNG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/17/23 | $3000.00 | $66.0K | 114 | 0 |
| BKNG | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $2800.00 | $50.0K | 8 | 0 |
Where Is Booking Holdings Standing Right Now?
- With a volume of 13,567, the price of BKNG is up 1.75% at $2794.28.
- RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.
- Next earnings are expected to be released in 3 days.
What The Experts Say On Booking Holdings:
- HSBC downgraded its action to Buy with a price target of $3650
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